Venezuela, Isla de Margarita: Off Porlamar – French Catamaran Armed Robbery – August 2011
Published 13 years ago, updated 5 years ago
On the evening of the 23 August, 2011, between 19:30 and 20:00, five men boarded French catamaran “Bikini”, with a French couple on board, and assaulted the crew. The boat was anchored off the most important hotel in the city, the Hotel Concorde.
The crew fired an emergency flare which alerted ONSA who went to their assistance. However, the attackers got away with cash and electronics.
Following the attack, the captain of “Bikini” was in a serious condition and the couple was transferred to the military hospital for treatment.
Further details on the Globovision website [ Broken Link], Venezuela.
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